World Builders 2012

Best use of your 2012 charity dollars! You can also win some great nerdy prizes. World Builders 2012 is hosted by the famous author Patrick Rothfuss and a very worthy cause!

The Damn Outlaws

The Damn Outlaws One of the best bands I have seen in some time!

The Memphis Mafia Beer

The Memphis Mafia Beer

Oh Those Crazy Marzens

I am still around! I finally finished the Malazan Book of the Fallen series. I thought the Crippled God was an increadible finish and wish Erikson would keep pumping out things from that Universe. I suppose I will have to move on to Ian C Esslemont soon. Luckily, the first book I saw when I went into Barnes and Noble yesterday was "The Forge of Darkness" by Steve Erikson, which covers the events that "broke" the Tiste Andii so many years before the Malazan series. I also picked up the first three books of Glen Cook's "The Black Company" series. I figure by the time I am threw with them, "A Memory of the Light" will be out and hopefully followed by the next Game of Thrones book, Stormlight Archive book 2 and the next installment of Patrick Rothfuss's King Killer Chronicle series. Sadly, that may be wishful thinking....

If you like beer, check out my most recent post on my beer blog the WorstBeerBlogEver.com
Oh Those Crazy Marzens

Zombicon 2012!

Zombicon 2012! possibly the world's largest gathering of zombies! October 19-21 2012 in Fort Myers, Florida.

Five Free Beer Related Android Apps I Use

Five Free Beer Related Android Apps I Use

Hang At Paddy’s With The Cast Of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Through Omaze!

Hang At Paddy’s With The Cast Of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Through Omaze!

Go here, comment and use the phrase "Kitten Mittens" and you will be entered in a drawling to be entered in a drawling to meet the cast of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Through Omaze!

10 Beers To Drink This Spring

10 Beers To Drink This Spring

Fun Under a Wine Soaked Sun, Hermann Missouri

 Malazan Update: I have finished Reaper's Gale, loved it. Although I am not sure exactly everything that happened at the end, I almost wonder if my Kindle skipped a chapter or two? Either way, Toll of the Hounds has started off nicely and now I am almost done with the series, which will be bittersweet....

Also, just took a fun trip to Missouri Wine Country, here is a short write up on it.
Fun Under a Wine Soaked Sun, Hermann Missouri

Update

I finished The Bonehunters from Steve Erikson and absolutely loved it. I honestly think Steve Erikson's writing (not that it was ever bad) has significantly improved as he wrote the Malazan series. I think the books are funnier, more epic and honestly more entertaining. They still cover such a wide breadth of information and storylines that there are parts that do not seem to fit, but over all, so far most of the stories do eventually loop back into the grand scheme of things. Beautiful books. I am tearing through Reaper's Gale now. Without giving away too much, I can say that I am still not a fan of Karsa Orlang (though his charactor does bring a degree of humor to the story) and the Tiste Edur still seem kind of worthless. I just do not find that race of characters all that interesting compared to the Malazans and other groups of people such as the Crimson Guard and the Grey Swords. Still, I fear I will be sad when I finish the series. Hopefully by then A Memory of Light will be out, also waiting on book 3 of the Kingkiller Chronicles, book 2 of the Stormlight Archive and of course the next A Song of Fire and Ice.

I also have a question for anyone who stumbles upon this blog. What do you think of the Ender's Game series? I have heard it is a quick and excellent read, perhaps I will look there next?

Poll: Which MLB Stadium Has The Best Beer?

Poll: Which MLB Stadium Has The Best Beer?

Major League Baseball Craft Beer Guide (A Look At All 30 Stadiums!)

Major League Baseball Craft Beer Guide (A Look At All 30 Stadiums!)

Diablo Widos Get Dildos in French Sex Shop Stunt

The title pretty much says it all. Awesome idea. http://kotaku.com/5910975/diablo-widows-get-dildos-in-french-sex-shop-stunt

"Midnight Tides" by Steve Erikson

I just finished "Midnight Tides" by Steve Erikson. While I love all of the Malazan books so far, this one was so far the most amusing, dramatic and interesting finish. I wish I could say more but I am afraid it would either give away spoilers, confuse or bore you. This is simply another testament to one of the best sword and sorcery series out there. I can not wait to start on "The Bonehunters"!

A Game of Thrones Board Game (Quick Review)

I finally got around to playing A Game of Thrones Board Game the other night. I believe it is worth the money! The game took a significant amount of time to figure out, but once that was done it was a blast. The game forces the players to interact both on and off the game board, it also encourages teamwork and deception. The simple goal is to conquer 7 castles in Westeros, which is by no means an easy task. There are also random elements such as Wildling attacks that if not fended can cause havoc for the players who contributed the least to the Nights Watch. The cards and starting geography of the various factions allow for the development of unique strategies and alliances. The faction make up also coincides with the books pretty well, so on top of it being fun, the game is fairly accurate. Westeros is crowded, therefore the game is intense from the very beginning! The main piece of advice I can give after playing a few games, is be aggressive!

Dungeon Defenders

I know this game has been around for some time, but I was just recently introduced to it. This is an extremely entertaining game. It is an arcade style game, yet so much more! With cartoon-y but well done (especially considering the extreme amount of action going on at any given time) graphics and a smooth, intense game play, it is a winner. I kind of reminds me of Gauntlet Legends combined with a tower defense game. Yes, that is an extremely simplified description. The game has a role playing element as one can level up and upgrade to equipment. There are some pretty amazing weapons available if one is willing to put forth the work. There is also a strategy aspect in the placement of traps, towers and other defenses. The best thing about the game is the cooperative play, because, the game is hard! It seems to be regularly updated on the Xbox and I have heard that the Steam version gathers even more attention.

The only complaint I can really think of is the repetitive nature of single player play. The difficulty often jumps dramatically within a level. This forces one to either repeatedly farm lower levels for xp and mana or solicit other players (which is kind of the point anyway...). Still, it is an excellent and addicting game that does not carry a terribly high price tag and I highly recommend it.

Malazan Book of the Fallen

I am really enjoying blogging and while my main blog is http://www.worstbeerblogever.com and focuses on beer, I am also a pretty big nerd and therefore read a lot and play board games whenever I can. So, I am going to try and operate both sites.

Since, I included books in the title, I have a quick suggestion if you are looking for something to read. I am currently on book 4 of the Malazan Book of the Fallen Series. This series is awesome, but compared to other sword and sorcery epics, extremely complex. In fact, it takes several books for one to even begin to understand what is going on. So if you are looking for a challenge with big literary rewards check out Steve Erikson's epic series. http://www.amazon.com/Gardens-Moon-Malazan-Book-Fallen/dp/0765348780

Here is a fairly recent post on some of my other current reading projects http://worstbeerblogever.com/2012/03/reading-material/

Game of Thrones Board Game 2nd Edition

I am so stoked to have found the "A Game of Thrones" board game at Barnes and Noble, I just had to blog about it! Nearly a year ago after completing "A Dance With Dragons" I purchased the card game, thinking it was a nerdy board game a long the lines of Catan and so on. I was grossly mistaken. I briefly immersed myself in the Living Card Game (LCG). (I got the game confused with "The Battles of Westeros", which was much more difficult to find. Still, I thought the card game was a lot of fun (although am still not sure of all the rules) but found that I simply did not enough friends interested in playing to justify the increasingly large amounts of money I was investing. So, I forgot about the playing in the world until I saw and purchased the game tonight! I will include a review in the near future!

New Website

I just created the following website http://wtfgermany.blogspot.com/. I just remember seeing a lot of funny things involving Germany on YouTube so I have created this website to compile some of it. It is not completely limited to Germany either, I just really liked the name.

Six Month Anniversary

Six Month Anniversary of Worst Beer Blog Ever

Reading Material

Reading Material

In keeping with the title of my blog, I have compiled a list of books that I am currently reading or have recently read, most do not have to do with beer, but there are some good things in here.

Five Things to Drink While Playing Mass Effect 3 Or While Immersed In Another Sci-Fi Universe

Five Things to Drink While Playing Mass Effect 3 Or While Immersed In Another Sci-Fi Universe

Beers To Look Forward To This March!

Beers To Look Forward To This March!

A (Very) Quick Glance At Beer In China

A (Very) Quick Glance At Beer In China

Great Missouri Chocolate

Great Missouri Chocolate

Beers You Should Drink During Super Bowl XLVI

Beers You Should Drink During Super Bowl XLVI

Boulevard Chocolate Alternatives

Boulevard Chocolate Alternatives

List of Missouri Breweries/Brewpubs

List of Missouri Breweries/Brewpubs

5 Discontinued Drinks that I Sorely Miss

5 Discontinued Drinks that I Sorely Miss

SOPA/PIPA

SOPA/PIPA

Good Morning

Good Morning

Musings On Incorporating Wine Into Beer

Musings On Incorporating Wine Into Beer